According to Christensen, roto and paint services are often
outsourced to facilities overseas. And while these providers may offer
competitive rates, the data transfer process is slow and the level of work
often demands many corrections before each shot is finalized.
RotoFactory is located near many Bay Area visual effects studios that have a
perennial need for roto and paint work, including George Lucas's ILM in San Francisco,
Tippett Studio in Berkeley, and the Orphanage in San Francisco. At the start of
each project, RotoFactory sets up a password-protected interactive client
access portal on a secure, high-speed network that links the client to
RotoFactory's team, allowing for secure, fast transfer of shots worldwide. This
allows client management status updates on demand, and allows a high level of
interactive communication on each shot as it is completed.
Christensen and his team of artists and technicians have decades of
combined experience in the VFX field. Together they have provided rotoscoping
and paint for numerous movies, television shows and commercials, mostly while
working at Industrial Light and Magic. Team credits include Mission
Impossible III; The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe;
War of the Worlds; Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl; and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of
the Sith.